A/N: Last one before plenty of Willifer!

As much as she had hated having to leave Pittsburgh again after spending a wonderful few days with Will and her parents, JJ was back on the tour after rejoining in Philadelphia. Her anxiety over her altercation with Jordyn in Ohio had reared up again upon arriving in Philly, and she had made it a point to try and get the reigning world champion alone so they could chat. But she'd hardly seen Jordyn the first day. It seemed like the younger girl was avoiding her. The following day after rehearsals, however, JJ finally caught her in the hotel lobby.

"Jordyn," she said softly as she walked up behind her. Jordyn turned, locking eyes with JJ. For a moment, she made no moves, clearly waiting for JJ to continue speaking.

"Can we talk?"

Jordyn took a deep breath, before nodding slightly.

"My room?" JJ asked. The younger girl nodded again, falling into step beside JJ as the blonde led the way towards the lifts. Soon they were upstairs. JJ let them into her room, tossing her bag onto the bed. They had the room to themselves, seeing as JJ was meant to be sharing with Aly and Aly hadn't yet returned to the tour. She slowly took a seat on the end, waiting as Jordyn followed and sat down beside her.

Taking a deep breath, JJ turned to look at the brunette. She made sure to make eye contact - she wanted to handle this maturely, and hiding from Jordyn's gaze was not the way to go.

"Jordyn, I… I'm really sorry about the things I said in Cincinnati," she said sincerely. "I've spent… months listening to people say I was never good enough to be on the Olympic team, say that I don't deserve the medals I got, just… so many awful things. And it's really beaten me down. I got to London and had a complete meltdown because I didn't think I deserved to be there. So when I said those things to you… I didn't say it meaningfully. I just snapped. And I know that's not fair on you, so I'm sorry. I really am. But me being on the team over you is not my fault. I really don't feel like it's fair for you to be projecting your disappointment onto me"

Jordyn looked at her for a moment before letting out a heavy sigh and dropping her gaze. Gripping the edge of the bed, she leaned forward, her shoulders tensing up as she considered how to reply.

"I've… known all along that it's not your fault. I've known that how I've been acting towards you isn't fair. But it's just… I watched that dream die in front of me. And when people started saying that you and I were the interchangeable ones, you became the easy target"

"I know," JJ said softly. "And believe me, Jordyn, I do understand. If I was in your position… I'd be devastated. It just… sucks, because clearly, our country has so much depth. I still think you deserved to be in London, I just don't know who would've had to lose out for that to happen. Because every girl at Trials was deserving of a spot… but only five of us could go"

Jordyn let out another small sigh, bringing a hand up to wipe underneath her now wet eyes. "I didn't want to hate you, it was just the most natural reaction. And I'm glad you got to have the Olympics of your dreams… I think there's just always going to be a part of me that wishes it had been me"

"I get it," JJ said softly, reaching out and putting her hand over Jordyn's. "I just don't want there to be this constant animosity between us. You can't deny the tour has been tense. You and I were such good friends in Tokyo, but London pulled it all apart"

"Yeah," Jordyn breathed, slumping down as the tension washed off her shoulders. "I can't promise everything will go back to how it was, but… I'm tired of being angry. I want to just move forward from it"

"Then let's do that," JJ said with a small smile. "Onwards and upwards, right?"

Jordyn cracked a small smile, bumping JJ's shoulder with hers. "Right"

His lips were on hers, so soft and gentle that she felt she could just melt at his touch.

"I'm gonna miss you," she breathed as they broke apart, his hands still firmly on her waist. He tipped his head, pressing kisses to the side of her neck as he began to slowly walk her backwards towards her bed.

She sat back, pulling Will with her as he kissed her deeply again.

"Let me give you something to remember me by"

The sliding door scraped across its track, roughly jerking JJ out of her daydream. Bolting upright, she yelped when her head came in sharp contact with the slats of the bunk above.

"Oh my god, Jayje, I'm sorry! I didn't mean to scare you," Kyla said hurriedly, holding out a hand to her.

"It's ok," JJ groaned, rubbing her head. "I was… lost in my thoughts"

Kyla looked at her for a moment before a knowing smirk crossed her face, and in that moment, JJ came to appreciate just how much time the quiet young girl really spent with McKayla.

"Was there a particular person on your mind?"

JJ looked up, fighting the urge to roll her eyes. "Maybe..."

Kyla laughed, coming to sit beside JJ on the bed. "You miss him, huh?"

Sighing heavily, JJ nodded, pulling her legs up and crossing them on the edge of the teeny bed. They were back on the bus, heading to the next city, on the home stretch of the tour. "It's actually surprising to me how much I miss him. I mean… he's my best friend, has been for years, and we've spent a lot of time apart before… but I've never missed him like this before"

Kyla smiled. "That's because your feelings for him have changed. And I guess that's how you know they're genuine. You wouldn't feel this way being apart from him if you weren't romantically attracted to him"

JJ chuckled, frowning at Kyla. "How do you know that?"

"I read a lot," Kyla replied with a wave of the hand, making JJ laugh. "But you know what… only a few more days. Then you can be back in Pittsburgh with your new beau"

JJ snorted, nudging Kyla in the ribs. "You're starting to sound way too much like McKayla"